USPTO Patents Application 10612478

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PTO/SB/05 (08-00)
Approved for use through 10/31/2002. OMB 0651-0032 |

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL

(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

47079-00207

First Inventor

Allon G. Englman I

Title

GAMING MACHINE HAVING A COMMUNITY GAME WITH SIDE
WAGERING

Express

> Mail Label No. EV 2691 52933 US Filed on July 2, 2003

APPLICATION ELEMENTS

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

ADDRESS TO:

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

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1. £3 Fee Transmittal Form

(Submit an original, and a duplicate for fee processing)

2. O Applicant claims small entity status.

See 37 CRF 1.27.

3. ^ Specification [Total Pages 20 ]

(preferred arrangement set forth below)

- Descriptive title of the Invention

- Cross References to Related Applications

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D Invention

- Reference to Microfiche Appendix

- Background of the Invention

- Brief Summary of the Invention

- Brief Description of the Drawings {if filed)

- Detailed Description

- Claim(s)

- Abstract of the Disclosure

4. Kl Drawing(s) (35 USC 113) [Total Sheets 6 ]

5. ^ Oath or Declaration [Total Pages 3]

a. ^ Newly executed (original or copy)

b. DCopy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

(for continuation/divisional with Box 17 completed)

i. □ DELETION OF INVENTOR(S)

Signed statement attached deleting
inventor(s) named in the prior application,
see 37 CFR 1.63(d)(2) and 1.33(b).

6. Q Application Data Sheet. See 37 CFR 1.76

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7. □ CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or

Computer Program (Appendix)

8. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission^i^

(if applicable, all necessary)

a. □Computer Readable Form (CRF) £ ,B " H

b. I I Specification Sequency Listing on: H

i. □ CD ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or

ii. □ paper

c. D Statement verifying identity of above copies

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10.

11.
12.

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Accompanying Application Parts

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15. □

16. □

17.

Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s))
37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement □ Power of Attorney
(when there is an assignee)
English Translation Document (if applicable)
Information Disclosure ^ Copies of IDS

Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 Citations
Preliminary Amendment
Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)
(Should be specifically itemized)
Certified Copy of Priority Documents)
(if foreign priority is claimed)
Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122
(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
or its equivalent.
□ Other

17. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box and supply the requisite information below and in a preliminary amendment, or in an
Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1.76:

□ Continuation □ Divisional □ Continuation-in-part (ClP)of prior application No: / filed

Prior application Information: Examiner Group/Art Unit:

For CONTINUATION OR DIVISIONAL APPS only: The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which an oath or declaration is supplied under Box 5b, is
considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference. The incorporation can only be
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18. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

Customer Number or Bar Code Label

36252

or New correspondence address below

NAME

PATENT TRADEMARK OFFICE

ADDRESS

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

COUNTRY

TELEPHONE

FAX

Name (Print/Type)

Signature

Michael

lei J. Blankstein I

Registration No. (Attorney/Agent) | 37,097

Date

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the amount of time you are required to complete this form should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231.
DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop Patent Application, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

PTO/SB/17 (10-02)
Approved for use through 10/31/2002. OMB 0651-0032
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

FEE TRANSMITTAL
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Paferrt fees are subject to annual revision.

Complete if Known

Application Number

Filing Date

July 2, 2003

First Named Inventor

Allon G. Englman

Examiner Name

n Applicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1 .27

Art Unit

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ($} 1 ,384

Attorney Docket No.

47079-00207

METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply)

FEE CALCULATION (continued)

□ Check □ Credit card [1 Money Fl other □ None
Z=Z — — 'Order —

IXI Deposit Account:

Account 502596/47079-00207

Number

Deposit

Account WMS GAMING INC.

Name

The Commissioner is authorized to: (check all that apply)
I I Charge fee(s) indicated below [^] Credit any overpayments
] Charge any additional fee(s) during the pendancy of this application

I I Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee

to the above-identified deposit account.

3. ADDITIONAL FEES

Large Entity

Fee Fee
Code ($)

1051
1052

1053
1812
1804

130
50

130
2,520
920 1

FEE CALCULATION

1805 1,840*

1. BASIC FILING FEE

Large Entity

Fee Fee

Code ($)

1001 750

1002 330

1003 520

1004 750

1005 160

Small Entity

Fee Fee

Code ($)

2001 375

2002 165

2003 260

2004 375

2005 80

Fee Description

Fee Paid

Utility filing fee [_

Design filing fee |_

Plant filing fee T

Reissue filing fee j_

Provisional filing fee []

750

SUBTOTAL (1)

($)750

2. EXTRA CLAIM FEES FOR UTILITY AND REISSUE

Fee from

Ex tra C laims below Fee Paid

Total Claims | 39| -20":
Independent

Claims | 6| -3** =
Multiple Dependent

i 19|x|

18| = |

342 1

I 3|*|_

«±J = I

252 1

Large Entity

Small Entity

Fee

Fee

Fee

Fee

Code

($)

Code

($)

1202

18

2202

9

1201

84

2201

42

1203

280

2203

140

1204

84

2204

42

1205

18

2205

9

Fee Description

Claims in excess of 20
Independent claims in excess of 3
Multiple dependent claim, if not paid
** Reissue independent claims
over original patent

** Reissue claims in excess of 20
** and over orig inal patent

SUBTOTAL (2)

1251
1252
1253
1254
1255
1401
1402
1403
1451

1452
1453
1501
1502
1503
1460
1807

1806
8021

1809

1810

1801
1802

110
410
930
1,450
1,970
320
320
280
1,510

110
1,300
1,300
470
630
130
50
180
40

750

750

750
900

Small Entity

Fee Fee
Code ($)

Fee Description

Fee
Paid

2051 65 Surcharge - late filing fee or oath

2052 25 Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or

cover sheet.

1053 130 Non-English specification

1812 2,520 For filing a request for ex parte reexamination

1804 920* Requesting publication of SIR prior to

Examiner action

1805 1,840* Requesting publication of SIR after

Examiner action

2251 55 Extension for reply within first month

2252 205 Extension for reply within second month

2253 465 Extension for reply within third month

2254 725 Extension for reply within fourth month

2255 985 Extension for reply within fifth month

2401 160 Notice of Appeal

2402 1 60 Filing a brief in support of an appeal

2403 140 Request for oral hearing

1451 1 ,510 Petition to institute a public use proceeding

2452 55 Petition to revive - unavoidable

2453 650 Petition to revive - unintentional

2501 650 Utility issue fee (or reissue)

2502 235 Design issue fee

2503 315 Plant issue fee

1460 130 Petitions to the Commissioner

1807 50 Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.1 7(q)

1806 180 Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt
8021 40 Recording each patent assignment per

property (times number of properties)

2809 375 Filing a submission after final rejection

(37 CFR 1.129(a))

2810 375 For each additional invention to be

examined (37 CFR 1.129(b))
2801 375 Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
1802 900 Request for expedited examination

of a design application

($)594

* or number previously paid, if greater; For Reissues, see above

Other fee (specify)

* Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid

40

SUBTOTAL (3)

($)40

SUBMITTED BY

^ojripjeje^i^p^licable^

Name (Print/Type)

Signature

Michael J. Blankstein I Registrar

^ ■ - ■ JlAJtofney/A

Registration No.
(Attorney/Agent)

37,097

Telephone 773.96 1 . 1 267

Date

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